Hamburger SV welcomes Nurnberg

Hamburger SV welcomes Nurnberg in a match from the 3rd round of the German DFB Pokal. Let’s take a look at this fixture in our vip soccer predictions for today.

Hamburger reached the 3rd round of the competition after a comfortable 3-0 win away from home against Wehen Wiesbaden. Hannes Wolf’s team didn’t face any trouble at the BRITA-Arena. Pierre Lasogga scored a brace for HSV, while Douglas Santos added a third goal in the dying minutes of the clash.

In the 2. Bundesliga Hamburger are performing pretty convincing, marching towards a return to the Bundesliga. Right now HSV are leaders in the 2. Bundesliga standings with 40 points, having 3 points advantage in front of the 2nd St. Pauli. Their record at the moment shows 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Hamburger lost their last game in the 2. Bundesliga. They suffered a 0-2 defeat during the visit to Arminia Bielefeld.

Nurnberg on the other hand reached the 3rd round of the DFB Pokal after a win with penalty kicks against Hansa Rostock. The regular time ended with a 1-1 draw. In the extra time both teams scored once again for a 2-2 after 120 minutes of play. Adam Zreak and Federico Palacios scored for Nurnberg. The visiting team did well with the penalties, qualifying for the 3rd round.

In the Bundesliga Nurnberg are having some serious problems. Right now they are 17th in the standings with 12 points, being in the relegation zone. In their last five games in the league they won just one point – during the 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen in the previous round. It’s going to be a tough season for them, that’s for sure.

These are our vip soccer predictions for the DFB Pokal game between Hamburger SV and Nurnberg.